House Bill 1208 Summary

• Expands professional supervision requirements for public work construction contracts to include any public work, not just those involving engineering or architecture practices.

• Increases the exemption threshold from Seventy-five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00) to One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) for public work contracts that do not require professional engineer or architect supervision.

• Removes the exemption for municipalities where public work is not financed through bond issuance, making all municipalities subject to the same supervision requirements.

• Brings forward existing sections 73-13-41, 73-13-43, and 73-13-71 through 73-13-77 of the Mississippi Code for potential future amendment.

• Effective date: October 1, 2015.